At A Crossroads: Recent Episodes
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It's not a question of if parts of coastal Virginia will go underwater, but when. How is the region grappling with that reality?
There are more than a million septic systems in Virginia. The rising seas threaten many of them.
School district officials say they must watch the weather and often alter school bus routes when streets flood.
Coastal Virginia farmers are watching their land flood and crops die more often as the region experiences the fastest average rate of sea level rise on the Atlantic coast.
Most buyouts in Newport News are around the Salters Creek area. Many residents aren't happy about it.
A new map produced by Old Dominion University, in partnership with WHRO, highlights socially-vulnerable areas at risk from sea level rise.
Welcome to Ground Zero in Chesapeake’s quest to move people away from flood-prone land.